There's no reason to mince words—hiking the John Muir Trail is hard! You're likely shuffling with your blistered feet, heavy pack, eyes glued to the ground below your feet.
Fortunately, that ground is dotted in a spectacular rainbow of high alpine wildflowers! June and July are prime wildflower...

The following is adapted with permission from the introduction to Lizzy Wenk's authoritative John Muir Trail, soon to be released in its 5th editions, from Wilderness Press.
Why the JMT is a Must-Hike?
The John Muir Trail (or, more simply, the JMT) passes through what many backpackers agree is...

This is an op-ed piece by Anne Rowthorn, compiler of The Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist (Wilderness Press).
In John Muir’s book, every day was "Earth Day," and although he was long gone when the US celebrated...